E30 Zone

After a lot of um'ing and arr'ing, ive decided my arse end is to low. can i get packing pads around the +10mm size over standard to raise the ride height ? also will it remove some of the neg camber ?

raising the car will get rid of the camber but how much is the car lowered by at the mo?

panesar_e30 wrote:raising the car will get rid of the camber but how much is the car lowered by at the mo?

I dont know how much it has been lower by, was done by previous owner.
The 16" alloys i have on sit well in to rear arch, (car in sig). current ride height to underside of wheel arch is 562mm

You can get thicker spring pads from the dealers!
Or you can use two set, one inside the other (one may need a bit of modding/cutting aroud the "nipple"!)

instead of going through the hassle of adding bits just change the springs with 40 or 30 mm springs. a lot more easy and better

g57yle wrote:instead of going through the hassle of adding bits just change the springs with 40 or 30 mm springs. a lot more easy and better

I would IF i knew how much the car had been lowered by......

Hi Mate

Just measured my 325se 2 door and it measures 345mm from the center of the wheel to the arch. This is with nothing in the car/boot etc. This should hopefully give you some idea how low yours is compared to standard.

Kevin

12345kevin wrote:Hi Mate

Just measured my 325se 2 door and it measures 345mm from the center of the wheel to the arch. This is with nothing in the car/boot etc. This should hopefully give you some idea how low yours is compared to standard.

Kevin

What size wheels do you have fiited ? As the mesurement i have is from the ground(flat, level) to the underside of the wheel arch.

if you measure from the centre of the wheel to arch it won't matter about wheel and tyre size and you willl get an asccurate measure of the "drop" in suspension.

For reference my tyres are 205/55 16" distance to arch from ground is 640mm

12345kevin wrote: For reference my tyres are 205/55 16" distance to arch from ground is 640mm

I am on 205/50/16", and if yours is standard, look like mine has been dropped a whooping 80mm !!!!!!!

No wonder i am always bottoming out...........

looks like i need some springs that drop -40 of spec.

I am after the same look you have on your rear end

The cab in my sig is not on standard springs and not the one I measured, i'm unsure of the drop on this and will be raising it over the winter, I have estimated that to be dropped between 60mm & 80mm. I will be raising it to a more useable 40mm drop !

Jacking up cars how 70's
Dont forget the furry dash and the brakelight under the axle!

Ratfink wrote:Jacking up cars how 70's
Dont forget the furry dash and the brakelight under the axle!

DOH !!!

Wonder how long someone would slip that one in ......

I had a mk1 Escort a few years ago that a was desperate for a jackup kit for....i never got one
It did have wolfrace slots on it though!

stop being such a girl..... slam it 60mm and fit huuuuuuuge anti roll bars and good shocks and do some 150mph motorway traffic weaving with ease

Karan wrote:stop being such a girl..... slam it 60mm and fit huuuuuuuge anti roll bars and good shocks and do some 150mph motorway traffic weaving with ease

Its already been dropped around 80mm and corners like it is on rails, but its chewing f*ck out of my tyres as i dont get chance to go via the alps on the way to work. i want to take it back to around 40mm drop, i might just get a new shock/spring setup.

With a family of four in the car, it dont sound that good either !!!!

i would go 30mm or even. just 20mm bmw m-tech springs.

for a usable everyday car 40 is as low as it goes. I don't car what anyone else says it's too low. 40mm is bad enough worrying about humps 5 up in it. Or even with no one in the car, plus u can get up most kerbs when parking sometimes when it's needed

So. now i want to know is:

Which would be better to get, as i can get either from Nigel at mates rates !!

Springs and shocks from an IS, or Mtech.....

JUst put some M-tec rear springs in mate, they'll do the trick.

Just jack the rear end up, remove the wheel, undo the bolt on the bottom of the shock and pull the trailing arm down and you'll be able to just slip the old spring out.
Visa-versa for fitting (haynes style lol)

Neil.

UPDATE:

Heres the differnce between the springs. The red ones are the jamex 7005's that are currently fitted to my car, The black one's are a set from an IS that are to be fitted to my car.

sorry if my 2cents is coming in a bit late, but i have dropped my car 40 mm aswell and the back was looking a bit too low, turned out my rear shocks where gone, so i replaced them with a set of gas riders and its looking good, they picked up the back just enough to stop scratching my mud flaps everywhere.